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pwm: lpc32xx: Set PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit in lpc32xx_pwm_disable

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Sylvain Lemieux June 3, 2016, 7:37 p.m. UTC
From: Sylvain Lemieux <slemieux@tycoint.com>

If the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit is setup to 1 in the bootloader, when the kernel
disable the PWM, the PWM output is always set as a logic 1.

Prior to commit 08ee77b5a5de27ad63c92262ebcb4efe0da93b58,
the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit was always clear when the PWM was disable
and a 0 logic level was apply to the output.

According to the LPC32x0 User Manual [1],
the default value for bit 30 (PWM_PIN_LEVEL) is 0.

This change initialize the pin level to 0 (default value) and
update the register value accordingly during the disable process.

[1] http://www.nxp.com/documents/user_manual/UM10326.pdf

Signed-off-by: Sylvain Lemieux <slemieux@tycoint.com>
---
 drivers/pwm/pwm-lpc32xx.c | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Sylvain Lemieux June 21, 2016, 12:39 p.m. UTC | #1
Hi Vladimir,

On Tue, 2016-06-21 at 05:11 +0300, Vladimir Zapolskiy wrote:
> Hi Sylvain,
> 
> On 03.06.2016 22:37, Sylvain Lemieux wrote:
> > From: Sylvain Lemieux <slemieux@tycoint.com>
> > 
> > If the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit is setup to 1 in the bootloader, when the kernel
> > disable the PWM, the PWM output is always set as a logic 1.
> > 
> > Prior to commit 08ee77b5a5de27ad63c92262ebcb4efe0da93b58,
> > the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit was always clear when the PWM was disable
> > and a 0 logic level was apply to the output.
> > 
> > According to the LPC32x0 User Manual [1],
> > the default value for bit 30 (PWM_PIN_LEVEL) is 0.
> > 
> > This change initialize the pin level to 0 (default value) and
> > update the register value accordingly during the disable process.
> > 
> > [1] http://www.nxp.com/documents/user_manual/UM10326.pdf
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Sylvain Lemieux <slemieux@tycoint.com>
> 
> It looks like a pin control setting, but because it depends
> on PWM enabled/disabled status, I suppose it is good enough to
> manage it from the PWM driver.
> 
> I think here a new optional DTS property should be introduced,
> which if present indicates that PWM_OUT pin value is high when
> PWM is disabled. And if the property is not found then
> PWMx_PIN_LEVEL is set to 0 on driver probe.
> 
I will add this option and submit a new revision of the patch.

> By convention the property name should be prefixed by "nxp,",
> what name is good? May be "nxp,pwm-disabled-level-high" ?
> Or add a property "nxp,pwm-disabled-level" with valid values 0/1?
> 
I prefer to use "nxp,pwm-disabled-level-high".

> Also note someone may want to switch the default behaviour
> in runtime, but this feature may be added later on.
> 
I agree with you, this can be done later.

Sylvain
Thierry Reding June 22, 2016, 12:32 p.m. UTC | #2
On Fri, Jun 03, 2016 at 03:37:57PM -0400, Sylvain Lemieux wrote:
> From: Sylvain Lemieux <slemieux@tycoint.com>
> 
> If the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit is setup to 1 in the bootloader, when the kernel
> disable the PWM, the PWM output is always set as a logic 1.

I presume there's a reason why the bootloader set this bit to 1. Why do
you assume it's the right thing to clear it?

Thierry
Sylvain Lemieux June 22, 2016, 1:26 p.m. UTC | #3
Hi Thierry,

On Wed, 2016-06-22 at 14:32 +0200, Thierry Reding wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 03, 2016 at 03:37:57PM -0400, Sylvain Lemieux wrote:
> > From: Sylvain Lemieux <slemieux@tycoint.com>
> > 
> > If the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit is setup to 1 in the bootloader, when the kernel
> > disable the PWM, the PWM output is always set as a logic 1.
> 
> I presume there's a reason why the bootloader set this bit to 1. Why do
> you assume it's the right thing to clear it?
> 
There is an alternative mode for the PWM output pin; using the 
PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit to control the PWM output (logical 0 or 1 on 
output) when the PWM is disable.

In this case, the bootloader is using the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit
to control the PWM output (always 1) to enable the LCD; the 
application is using the PWM to control the intensity of the 
LCD output. When disabling the PWM, the line level should be 
setup to 0.

A version 2 of this patch will be send with support to select 
the alternate PWM disable level high from the device tree.

For details, you can refer to:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.pwm/3882/focus=508758


Sylvain

> Thierry
Thierry Reding June 22, 2016, 2:36 p.m. UTC | #4
On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 09:26:04AM -0400, Sylvain Lemieux wrote:
> Hi Thierry,
> 
> On Wed, 2016-06-22 at 14:32 +0200, Thierry Reding wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 03, 2016 at 03:37:57PM -0400, Sylvain Lemieux wrote:
> > > From: Sylvain Lemieux <slemieux@tycoint.com>
> > > 
> > > If the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit is setup to 1 in the bootloader, when the kernel
> > > disable the PWM, the PWM output is always set as a logic 1.
> > 
> > I presume there's a reason why the bootloader set this bit to 1. Why do
> > you assume it's the right thing to clear it?
> > 
> There is an alternative mode for the PWM output pin; using the 
> PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit to control the PWM output (logical 0 or 1 on 
> output) when the PWM is disable.
> 
> In this case, the bootloader is using the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit
> to control the PWM output (always 1) to enable the LCD; the 
> application is using the PWM to control the intensity of the 
> LCD output. When disabling the PWM, the line level should be 
> setup to 0.

But doesn't that mean that if the pin is used in PWM mode there's never
a use-case for having it go high when disabled? Given that this is a PWM
driver I don't see how we'd ever be in the case where the alternate
setting makes sense.

> A version 2 of this patch will be send with support to select 
> the alternate PWM disable level high from the device tree.
> 
> For details, you can refer to:
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.pwm/3882/focus=508758

Given the above I don't think we should add this new device tree
property until we encounter a setup where it's needed.

Thierry
Sylvain Lemieux June 22, 2016, 3:30 p.m. UTC | #5
Hi Thierry,

On Wed, 2016-06-22 at 18:10 +0300, Vladimir Zapolskiy wrote:
> Hi Thierry,
> 
> On 22.06.2016 17:36, Thierry Reding wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 09:26:04AM -0400, Sylvain Lemieux wrote:
> >> Hi Thierry,
> >>
> >> On Wed, 2016-06-22 at 14:32 +0200, Thierry Reding wrote:
> >>> On Fri, Jun 03, 2016 at 03:37:57PM -0400, Sylvain Lemieux wrote:
> >>>> From: Sylvain Lemieux <slemieux@tycoint.com>
> >>>>
> >>>> If the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit is setup to 1 in the bootloader, when the kernel
> >>>> disable the PWM, the PWM output is always set as a logic 1.
> >>>
> >>> I presume there's a reason why the bootloader set this bit to 1. Why do
> >>> you assume it's the right thing to clear it?
> >>>
> >> There is an alternative mode for the PWM output pin; using the 
> >> PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit to control the PWM output (logical 0 or 1 on 
> >> output) when the PWM is disable.
> >>
> >> In this case, the bootloader is using the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit
> >> to control the PWM output (always 1) to enable the LCD; the 
> >> application is using the PWM to control the intensity of the 
> >> LCD output. When disabling the PWM, the line level should be 
> >> setup to 0.
> > 
> > But doesn't that mean that if the pin is used in PWM mode there's never
> > a use-case for having it go high when disabled? Given that this is a PWM
> > driver I don't see how we'd ever be in the case where the alternate
> > setting makes sense.
> > 
> 
> to some extend when PWM is disabled, both options of pin output high
> and low level values are valid if we consider variable PWM polarity
> setting in general, however this particular controller does not have
> this control and thus there is no need to extend it to 2-cell type.
> 
> Another alternative to avoid a new property may be to extend period_ns
> to its apparently valid boundaries - 0 and duty_ns, both options are not
> supported properly in the driver at the moment. But then the question
> what to do with it on boot is still open, just leaving it untouched
> is nondeterministic in my opinion.
> 
> >> A version 2 of this patch will be send with support to select 
> >> the alternate PWM disable level high from the device tree.
> >>
> >> For details, you can refer to:
> >> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.pwm/3882/focus=508758
> > 
> > Given the above I don't think we should add this new device tree
> > property until we encounter a setup where it's needed.
> > 
I am currently having this problem as our bootloader is using 
the pin output control when the PWM is disabled to setup the
PWM output (0 or 1) and the application is using the PWM to 
control the output. In this case the application need to be 
sure the value of the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit is configured properly.

Prior to commit 08ee77b5a5de27ad63c92262ebcb4efe0da93b58,
the PWM_PIN_LEVEL bit was always clear when the PWM was disable
and a 0 logic level was apply to the output.

I am ready to submit a version 2 with this new device tree
property; should I go ahead with the submit?


Regards,
Sylvain
> 
> --
> With best wishes,
> Vladimir
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-lpc32xx.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-lpc32xx.c
index 4d470c1..dbf93a1 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-lpc32xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-lpc32xx.c
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@  struct lpc32xx_pwm_chip {
 	struct pwm_chip chip;
 	struct clk *clk;
 	void __iomem *base;
+	unsigned int pin_state;
 };
 
 #define PWM_ENABLE	BIT(31)
+#define PWM_PIN_LEVEL	BIT(30)
 
 #define to_lpc32xx_pwm_chip(_chip) \
 	container_of(_chip, struct lpc32xx_pwm_chip, chip)
@@ -85,7 +87,14 @@  static void lpc32xx_pwm_disable(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm)
 	u32 val;
 
 	val = readl(lpc32xx->base + (pwm->hwpwm << 2));
-	val &= ~PWM_ENABLE;
+	val &= ~(PWM_ENABLE | PWM_PIN_LEVEL);
+
+	/*
+	 * When the PWM is disable, we have to ensure the output is configured
+	 * correctly:
+	 */
+	if(lpc32xx->pin_state)
+		val |= PWM_PIN_LEVEL;
 	writel(val, lpc32xx->base + (pwm->hwpwm << 2));
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(lpc32xx->clk);
@@ -121,6 +130,7 @@  static int lpc32xx_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	lpc32xx->chip.ops = &lpc32xx_pwm_ops;
 	lpc32xx->chip.npwm = 1;
 	lpc32xx->chip.base = -1;
+	lpc32xx->pin_state = 0;
 
 	ret = pwmchip_add(&lpc32xx->chip);
 	if (ret < 0) {